One of the many signs outside of the Imperial Theatre on 45th street in Times Square. My new musical, “Ain’t Too Proud – The Life And Times Of The Temptations” opens here in March 21st, 2019. I canr wait to get started!
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The Only Reasons Why I Live In New York City-Reason 4
The only reasons why I live in New York City. Number four and pretty much main reason right now…because the other three reasons are mobile: Ain’t Too Proud – The Life And Times Of The Temptations. If I wasn’t playing this show, I would stop playing the drums. I’m done. Had it. Been there and…
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Verdine White!!!
Maybe once a year I get star struck when I meet a living legend. Last year I got mush mouthed when I saw and then met David Garabaldi on the street of Berkeley, CA. This year it was this man…Verdine White, the bass player for Earth, Wind & Fire (the man in the beige…
Read moreThe History Of Gospel Drumming – Gorden Campbell
I took a train from downtown LA to North Hollywood to hang out with one of the baddest drummers in the world. He’s also an amazing songwriter/producer – Gorden Campbell. He invited me out to his studio and I learned a whole lot about a subject he teaches at Musicians Institute – gospel drumming. It’s…
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Together – Ain’t Too Proud At The Imperial Theatre
After a few years of workshops, rehearsals, and performances in various cities, the producers gathered the cast, crew and a few of the musicians on stage yesterday and let us know that our musical Ain’t Too Proud is opening at the Imperial Theater on Broadway next year. It was a long road but we did…
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The Tempts!
“Through their sterling catalog and Trujillo’s exquisite recreation of their iconic steps, Ain’t Too Proud both delights audiences and highlights the immense legacy the group has left for acts that followed. To borrow from one of Baskin’s monologues, the Temptations have always been greater than the sum of their parts, and DC (and soon Broadway)…
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Ain’t Too Proud – a few reviews
Peter Marks, Washington Post: On the basis of what’s on view in the Eisenhower, the slick and consistently entertaining “Ain’t Too Proud” is surely ready for Broadway, and a couple of the anchoring performances infuse it with enough dramatic life to sustain a 2½ -hour production. The antagonistic partnership between two of the five “classic”…
Read moreThe Soul Of Old America
Our first preview was last night here in D.C. Tonight we get to meet some congresspeople after the show. Maybe this weekend Donny and the family will come…well maybe not. As much soul as there is in this show, no amount of joy/love can counterbalance the soullessness of the entire trump clan. Come on down….
Read moreAin’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations Tuesday, June 19, 2018 – Sunday, July 22, 2018
A comment from this youtube video: “I hope the band will be able to perform in the pit at The Kennedy Center and especially when the extraordinary show goes to Broadway. I saw the show at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Due to space restrictions at the Rep, the band had no choice but to play…
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Moving On To DC! #Ainttooproud
Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times Of The Temptations. A new musical. The Des McAnuff-helmed production will play the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., with performances running June 19 through July 22. Its hard for me to write about how special this show is. I’m so happy to be a part of it….
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